@Infoseepage The clear window mask is mediocre. You miss way too much of the nuances of facial expressions. It's not pure lipreading that deaf people do, it's the whole face. Thanks for the suggestion, though. I know you meant well. ;)
I do shop when I do need to shop, and the supermarket I consider 'fairly safe' due to ventilation (and I tend to go in early morning when it's not busy at all). I also do take walks out, we consider outdoors to be safe as well. Other than that, I'm pretty much staying home. But um... that was already the case before the pandemic, so not too much changed for me. ;)
We'll see if an event in late august will continue and whether we'll go there, depends on the severity of the infection spread. We've entering the 3rd wave now. This time it's the (still largely unvaccinated) youths of 19-29 years who absolutely have to go to dance events or to hotspot countries. Sheesh. We went from 100 infections a day to 10k in... 5 days? Wonderful. :P
@trinsec I saw one which was basically a plastic sheet with some sort of anti-fog coating with foam at the top and bottom but OPEN at the sides ?!?!? Basically just a face shield with little filtration potential. What a joke. Saw another one which was basically a surgical mask with a clear window around the mouth, but with much less ability to see the overall face.
@Infoseepage Here... we don't wear masks like N95 or N100 or so. We wear masks to limit the spread, not to fully eliminate it. That's why we need to keep distance. Of course, that was before the delta variant came into the picture. I don't know if we're going to get around to having to wear more effective masks. I have a simple surgical mask one for areas where masks are still mandatory.
I did once see a guy with a gas mask. :D You know, dark green... :D Wonder if that really helps.
I also know a guy who wears half a spacesuit... oh man.. But you could see his whole face at least. Just wonder how he's going to scratch his nose.
@Infoseepage That first picture is roughly what that guy I know with the space suit is wearing.
@trinsec I kinda like the aesthetic of these. I think I could totally pull off the stylish, high tech, plague ridden, future dystopia aesthetic.
I think one of them I saw has a zipper that attaches to a sleeve which enters the hood, so you can stick your hand in and indirectly scratch your nose.